Russia, EU to discuss terms for recognizing COVID-19 vaccine certificates

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The exterior of the European Medicines Agency is seen in Amsterdam, Netherlands, December 18, 2020. REUTERS FILE PHOTO

MOSCOW — Russia and the EU will discuss terms for the mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccine certificates for their respective shots at talks, the Interfax news agency cited Russia’s health ministry as saying on Wednesday.

The EU’s ambassador to Moscow last week said Russia has repeatedly delayed inspections by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) necessary for the certification of its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in the European Union.